Twitter breaks Melania Trump plagiarism scandal, hilarity ensues
Following Jarrett Hill's explosive report that Melania Trump plagiarized part of Michelle Obama's 2008 DNC speech, actor/activist/woke bae Jesse Williams launched #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes on...
View ArticleBlack Youth Project 100 activists joined by allies to shut down America's...
Earlier this morning, Black Youth Project 100 NYC and DC chapters, Black Lives Matter DC and Million Hoodies NYC chapter began simultaneous actions in New York City and Washington, disrupting the...
View ArticleMillions to be counted in wrong location for 2020 Census; Democracy shudders
Last month, the U.S. Census Bureau released its proposal on how to implement residence guidelines for the 2020 Census. Tucked away in the guidelines is a plan to continue the inaccurate and outdated...
View ArticleUsher, Cyndi Lauper, John Mellencamp and more tell politicians to stop...
Following the unauthorized use of Queen's "We are the Champions" during the Republican National Convention last week (SO MUCH COGNITIVE DISSONANCE) and major parties’ repeated use of music without...
View ArticlePouring kerosene on a candle: Thoughts from a former Central Intelligence...
Earlier this year, Amaryllis Fox — a former Central Intelligence Agency officer — sat down with Al Jazeera’s AJ+ to share stories and lessons from her time working undercover on counterterrorism and...
View ArticleDaily Kos readers organize to end prison-based gerrymandering. Here's why in...
Last month I posted a blog on prison-based gerrymandering -- the practice of allowing state and local governments to count incarcerated persons as residents of the district where they are being held...
View ArticlePhilando Castile, murdered by police, is still making a difference in young...
On July 6, Philando Castile was killed by Officer Jeronimo Yanez during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, MN. The shooting's aftermath streamed live on Facebook by Castile's girlfriend. Castile was a...
View ArticleRegister to vote through text messaging. Yes, you read that right.
Millions of people in the U.S. -- including people who agree that we need a liberal Supreme Court, rely on social safety net programs like Social Security and food stamps and want the internet to be a...
View ArticleThe inimitable Rep. John Lewis pulls no punches on National Voter...
Today is National Voter Registration Day. In one day, hundreds of organizations and thousands of people are running coordinated field, technology and media efforts to create awareness of voter...
View ArticleWant to hit Arpaio, Trump and David Duke with a sandal? Thanks to Bazta...
Bazta Arpaio, the campaign mobilizing voters of color to end Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s tyrannical reign in Maricopa County, just launched an unusual tactic in its effort to unseat him.Bop the Bigot, is a...
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Oakland high school students march, rally in show of resistance
Around noon the Wednesday after the United States elected garbage-spewing hate-monger Donald Trump as President, students from the Oakland School of the Arts marched downtown to Oscar Grant...
View ArticleBook loving preschooler is "Librarian for the Day" at the Library of Congress
A lot of not great things happened in Washington, D.C. this week. And then there was sweet precociousness of four-year-old Daliyah Marie Arana, who served as “Librarian for the Day” at the Library of...
View ArticleOhio attempts to become the execution capital of the country
Next week, the state of Ohio plans to resume executions, after a three-and-a half year hold precipitated by the botched execution of Dennis McGuire. They intend to hold 27 executions...
View ArticleMinnesota Department of Education takes a crucial step towards supporting...
On July 19, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) approved a “toolkit” for supporting transgender and gender non-conforming students in public education. The Star Tribune reported, "the motion...
View ArticlePhilando Castile inspires a second scholarship program
On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, MN. Castile was a beloved cafeteria supervisor at J.J. Hill Montessori Magnet School...
View ArticleDisrespectability Politics Season 1, Ep. 1: Sealed With a Birkin Bag
Content warning: This post, or pages it links to, contain information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. xEmbedded ContentOr, click here to listen.Note: This...
View ArticleDisrespectability Politics Season 1, Ep. 2: The End of Street Harassment
Content warning: This post, or pages it links to, contain information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors.xEmbedded ContentOr, click here to listen.Note:...
View ArticleDisrespectability Politics Season 1, Ep. 3: Achieving equity in genocidal...
Content warning: This post, or pages it links to, contain information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. xEmbedded ContentOr, click here to listen.Note: This...
View ArticleDisrespectability Politics Season 1, Ep. 4: Trash People All Around
Content warning: This post, or pages it links to, contain information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. xEmbedded ContentOr, click here to listen.In this...
View ArticleDisrespectability Politics Season 1, Ep. 5: The cost of poverty
xEmbedded ContentOr, click here to listen.Hosts Wagatwe Wanjuki and Irna Landrum discuss the many definitions of "winter," the origins of Kwanzaa, how poverty in the US is framed, and why poverty is a...
View ArticleDaily Kos presents the Disrespectability Politics podcast!
In November 2017, Daily Kos launched a new podcast called Disrespectability Politics. The show is hosted by some site favorites, Wagatwe Wanjuki and Irna Landrum.The premise of the podcast is fairly...
View ArticleDisrespectability Politics Season 1, Ep. 6: President Winfrey
Content warning: This post, or pages it links to, contain information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. xEmbedded ContentOr, click here to listen.Fresh off a...
View ArticleDisrespectability Politics Season 1, Ep. 7: 'Dating' and You
Content warning: This post, or pages it links to, contain information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. xEmbedded ContentOr, click here to listen.Hosts Wagatwe...
View ArticleDisrespectability Politics Season 1, Ep. 8: The Shutdown Breakdown
xEmbedded ContentOr, click here to listen.Last week the government shut down in a battle over brown lives. Hosts Wagatwe Wanjuki and Irna Landrum attempt to unpack all of the moving parts with producer...
View ArticleDisrespectability Politics Season 1, Ep. 9: The Black History Month Survival...
xEmbedded ContentOr, click here to listen.It is Black History Month! Which means that African-Americans will be forced to deal with some disingenuous pandering. Hosts Wagatwe Wanjuki and Irna Landrum...
View ArticleDisrespectability Politics Season 1, Ep. 10: The Blackest Mirror
xEmbedded ContentOr, click here to listen.Public reception to the past season of Black Mirror has been nothing but receptive. Hosts Wagatwe Wanjuki and Irna Landrum are sure there are a few details...
View ArticleDisrespectability Politics Season 1, BONUS episode: The Black Panther
xEmbedded ContentOr, click here to listen.Black Panther is a landmark cinematic event that has made space for some much-needed conversations.Hosts Wagatwe Wanjuki, Irna Landrum, and producer Monique...
View ArticleDisrespectability Politics Season 2, Ep. 1: The Gun Control Tree
xEmbedded ContentOr, click here to listen.The DissPod returns with a discussion about how the gun control debate affects police action which in turn affects how we view mental illness. It's a complex...
View ArticleDefending the Indefensible: Disrespectability Politics Podcast Season 2, Ep. 2
Content warning: This post, or pages it links to, contain information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors.xEmbedded ContentOr, click here to listen on iTunes.Why...
View ArticleLessons on gun violence from Degrassi: Disrespectability Politics Season 2,...
xEmbedded ContentOr, click here to listen on iTunes.In a previously recorded episode, hosts Wagatwe Wanjuki and Irna Landrum discuss some of the life lessons they learned while watching Degrassi: The...
View ArticleStacey Abrams' march to the governor's mansion: Disrespectability Politics...
xEmbedded ContentOr, click here to listen on iTunes.Hosts Wagatwe Wanjuki and Irna Landrum sit down with Daily Kos staff writer Dr. Kelly Macías to discuss Daily Kos-endorsed Stacey Abrams' journey to...
View ArticleFreed from death row: Sabrina Butler-Smith's story—Disrespectability Politics...
xEmbedded ContentOr, click here to listen on iTunes.Sabrina Butler-Smith was a Mississippi teen mom wrongfully convicted of killing her 9-month-old child in 1990 and sentenced to death. Six years...
View ArticleF*ck Civility: Why we should follow Maxine Waters' lead — Disrespectability...
xEmbedded ContentOr click here to listen on iTunes.Maxine Waters is officially done with playing nice. As we all should be. So why are so many of her colleagues and "allies" throwing her under the...
View ArticleI was arrested protesting Brett Kavanaugh
When I flew to Washington, DC, on Monday, to protest Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings, I wasn't sure what my role would be. A number of organizations planned dozens of events and...
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Contribute to North Dakota Native Vote to disrupt Republican voter suppression
Last week, the Supreme Court delivered a major defeat for Native American voting rights in North Dakota when it allowed the implementation of a Republican-backed voter ID law. In order to vote, the law...
View Article280,000 Alabamians don't know they can vote in this election. Volunteer to...
Until recently in Alabama, a Jim Crow holdover law explicitly designed to keep black people from voting purged folks with a past felony conviction from the voter rolls.That law was reformed in 2017....
View ArticleTimely: Protests called for today, 5 PM local time. Find one near you!
Wednesday, Donald Trump forced Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign in a blatant attempt to impede Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia investigation.Sessions was replaced by Trump crony and Mueller...
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We're in the middle of a humanitarian crisis. Here is something you can do...
Last week we learned that children who were separated from their parents at the border are going without basic needs, including soap, toothbrushes, blankets and even adequate nutrition. Many are sick...
View ArticleRally on Tuesday, July 2 to demand the closure of inhumane immigrant...
On Tuesday, July 2 at noon local time, communities across the country will gather at local Congressional offices to demand the closure of inhumane immigrant detention centers. Click here to HOST or...
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Outraged by the ICE raid in Mississippi? Here is something you can do to help...
On Wednesday, Aug. 7, ICE agents stormed numerous food processing plants in Mississippi and detained close to 680 people. This is believed to be the largest single-state immigration enforcement...
View ArticleConcerned about those impacted by Hurricane Dorian? Here are two ways you can...
Hurricane Dorian left devastation and chaos in its wake. Thousands of people find themselves without safe drinking water, food, access to medical care, and even shelter.Click here to contribute...
View ArticleIn grief and gratitude: A condolence card for the family of Elijah Cummings
The late Congressman Elijah Cummings will be honored this week in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. before being laid to rest on Friday, October 25.Campaign ActionHe was a giant, a champion, and a voice...
View ArticleDaily Kos' campaign to impeach Trump will be our most comprehensive ever....
I remember the day after the 2016 election with dazzling clarity. After not sleeping, I walked into the Daily Kos office and began gaming out what a Donald Trump presidency would look like—and what our...
View ArticleOn Tuesday at 5:30pm local time, we found an impeach and remove Trump event...
Last week, the House Judiciary Committee advanced two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the House floor. It was necessary for them to take this measure because Trump used military aid to...
View ArticleOn Sunday, March 29, rally with Stacey Abrams and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
On Friday, Donald Trump signed a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package. More than half of the money goes to corporations and business owners — including wealthy real estate investors like Trump. The...
View ArticleThis Saturday, Aug. 22, join a local rally to help save the Postal Service
Extreme weather, extreme road conditions, extreme public health crises, and extreme underfunding haven't stopped the U.S. Postal Service, and neither will Donald Trump’s fascism.This Saturday, Aug. 22,...
View ArticleBiden is flipping states from red to blue: A post-election update from the...
As I write this, almost every major media outlet has called Wisconsin and Michigan for Joe Biden!But the election isn't over yet. Several crucial states are still counting ballots and results are...
View ArticleDaily Kos joins family of late Hon. John Lewis to urge Biden to push for end...
On Thursday, August 12, Daily Kos, Stand Up America, Black Voters Matter, Common Cause, Fix Our Senate, People for the American Way, and other voting rights advocates from across the country joined...
View ArticleHigh school students organize, win gender neutral restroom
Last week, a South Los Angeles high school opened the first multi-stall gender-inclusive restroom in the LA Unified School District, the second largest school district in the country. The restroom,...
View ArticleSCOTUS puts juvenile lives in the hands of Philadelphia's District Attorney....
Stacey Torrance was only 14 years old when he was involved in the plans of his cousin and another man to commit a burglary that he did not know would end in a homicide. Despite his youth and the fact...
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